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Coax Connectors Tree at 6:32am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1131 Relativily new boat owner. Pulled the boat for the first time this fall. When taking down the ma
192 Trailer help Kevin Rossell at 6:30am 10.17.05 Day Sailers 3/1417 Hi everyone-I just got my Shoreland'r trailer for my 192 stolen yesterday (Sunday), while I was o
headsail only can be dangerous? Harvey at 6:22am 10.17.05 Sail Trim with Don Guillette 14/5564 I read another post from a couple of weeks ago where there was a discussion that sailing with your h
Hatch cover to cabin and two portholes in the fron Ralph18418 at 6:12am 10.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 2/1005 where can I get a hatch door to the cabin of a 1974 MacGregor Venture and the two port holes in the
Bilge Water? uploadjoe at 6:00am 10.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 19/1658 This may be a dumb question, but I just purchased a 1985 25.5 a few months ago. I live in NY and we
sheaves zzhunter at 5:43am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 5/1232 I need to rebuild my cabin-top traveler and need four sheaves that are 2" OD, 5/16" ID, and 9/16" th
plastic sail shackle source Sherry at 5:05am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 7/1022 We had lovely 20 knot winds again this weekend. I'm beginning to think the PO must not have sailed
Tampa Bay to Isla Mujeres, Mexico in a Hunter 34 ? nomar at 4:31am 10.17.05 Big Boats 6/2520 Hello there: I am really interested in joing a Regatta which is held in April of every year from Ta
Internal Halyards Rob19574 at 4:27am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 4/1280 Hi All,I am planning on running my external halyards on my Catalina 30 internal of the mast. I do
LOOKING FOR PHOTO'S NEPTUNEE at 3:55am 10.17.05 Ask A Catalina Owner 2/1072 HI EVERY ONE...YES I AM NOW THE PROUD OWNER OF A GREAT CATALINA 22.I AM TRYING TO RESTORE HER AS B
New windlass for Hunter 37.5 Van23888 at 3:18am 10.17.05 Big Boats 11/1465 I recently installed a Simpson-Lawrence Sprint 1000 in my 1994 Hunter 37.5. The windlass was install
Winching into the trailer Jerry21707 at 3:09am 10.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 8/1138 I am having trouble getting my S26 winched all the way up into the V notch on the trailer. It seems
Shorten Mast on Catalina 50 for ICW Sam Morgan at 3:09am 10.17.05 Big Boats 3/2075 My mast is 65'high, plus the transducer, Windex and flexible VHF antenna, for a total of =/- 67'. I
Water Pump failure texastom at 2:43am 10.17.05 Big Boats 8/921 New problem for my 37.5. The fresh water pump stopped working this weekend. I'm pretty sure it is ge
Bow Crunched (w/picture) Rich L at 2:08am 10.17.05 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/821 I crunched my bow in high winds last week on Lake Erie. Hit a dock I-beam edge which sheared the dec
Heading South Nice N Easy at 1:55am 10.17.05 Ask All Sailors 10/986 What a year. After Katrina, and loosing the house, I ended up in Connecitut to visit a lady friend.
Lowering Boom on Mast for moderate breezes (COE) Sav'h Steve at 1:33am 10.17.05 Day Sailers 8/1701 When I'm out sailing in 15 knots or so in the tidal rivers, I have had to feather the main to floggi
cleaning tip Justin_NSA at 1:32am 10.17.05 Ask A Macgregor Owner 1/826 I didn't see anything on the IdaSailor site; I was looking for a good way to clean the scum off of m
Looking for Catalina 18 feejer at 1:21am 10.17.05 Smaller Boats 3/1083 Hello: I'm looking for a new or used Catalina 18. Does anyone know of any dealers here in
AC Units and setup Jack at 12:19am 10.17.05 Big Boats 4/869 I'm planning on installing a 16K AC unit on my 2000 340. What suggestions do you have as to models.

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old and new batteries connection Don S/V ILLusion at 11:42am 05.11.21 l am in complete agreement with everyone. only two exceptions. 1.boat electrician are impossible t
Dyneema lifelines on Hunter 36 AndyL at 11:41am 05.11.21 Thanks for the picture. I am running mine now and they seemed to touch both inside and outside so s
old and new batteries connection Stu Jackson at 11:38am 05.11.21 tape up separately? Yes. Then get a boat electrical book and start studying. None of us was born
Traveler Bar replacement -- Has anyone succeeded? Stu Jackson at 11:35am 05.11.21 1) I'm not willing to cut the inspection holes 2) I can get all over the aft access areas -- so get
old and new batteries connection Guan at 11:32am 05.11.21 tape up separately?
old and new batteries connection Guan at 11:32am 05.11.21 l am in complete agreement with everyone. only two exceptions. 1.boat electrician are impossible t
Charging issue Stu Jackson at 11:31am 05.11.21 Might want to avoid duplicate posts with different titles. It dilutes the responses.
Battery isolator issue Stu Jackson at 11:29am 05.11.21 It is a pretty standard wiring arrangement for the alternator output go to the starter and from the
Traveler Bar replacement -- Has anyone succeeded? (1) LakeShark at 11:24am 05.11.21 I have not heard of anyone succeeding but I have also wondered if it was possible using the tools yo
Nasty Surprise Stu Jackson at 11:22am 05.11.21 BTW @Peggie Hall HeadMistress does your book ship to Canada? Why not go through the checkout proce
old and new batteries connection Stu Jackson at 11:13am 05.11.21 And when you do, do not replace it with another 4D. Not only are they beasts to move, but they are
Universal M25XP not starting...air in system? Stu Jackson at 11:07am 05.11.21 Then there's always this, too: https://forums.sailboatowners.com/threads/fuel-starvation-and-the-ob
Oceanis 38.1 mast bend mxwmxw at 11:05am 05.11.21 Thank you for the great info. I just sailed her from the BVI to USA. A few tweaks have fixed some of
Cleaning with TSP Stu Jackson at 10:58am 05.11.21 FB is the spreader of the real Fertilizer:poop::poop: Too true.
Universal M25XP not starting...air in system? smosh at 10:53am 05.11.21
old and new batteries connection Justin_NSA at 10:51am 05.11.21 Disconnect the old one until you can remove it
Spreader light on/off switch Hunter 49? ScottySailor at 10:33am 05.11.21
361 where in boat is the dock AC inlet fuse ? DougM at 10:31am 05.11.21 Legally, there should be a fuse or a. breaker inside the hull, more likely a breaker, very near t
old and new batteries connection DougM at 10:18am 05.11.21 A 10 year old battery tied to the new AGM is a perfect way to kill the new one. Bite the bullet and
Spreader light on/off switch Hunter 49? Justin_NSA at 10:11am 05.11.21 You may have found the switch and turned them on but they're not working? My guess is they are an ad

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